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AMONG THE MILLIONS.
Condition of the Financial Affairs of the
Government,

WASHINGTON, August 1st.-Following is the
Iecapitulation of the debt statement issued to-
day Interest-bearing debt-Principal, 81 O56.-
CO.. 362; interest, s7i6S $50: total si073 769 0l5
Debt on which interest has ceased since ma
tur1ty-Prlneipal, sc, ,l6i 1l5; interest slg5 SS5:
total, 81 $1,000 Debt bearing no interest S6Ol
S0),l23 Total debt-Prineipal, sl,674, ,06l COO;
intere,t, s., ,364 53S: total, Il 6S1 426 I39 Less
cash items available for redemption of debt
sS6l, 14S, 103. Total debt, less available cash
items, sl.S20, ,2S2.4S Net cash i'll Treasury
$50, ,69S, sol Debt less cash in Treasury August
!, 1881 81 IA 5SS, ,Si2. Decrease of debt during
July, 81, i,S44 S94. Cash in Treasury available for
reduction OF public debt, S36i ,li3, ,7o3. Reserve
fund held for redemption of United States notes
l00,00o, Ooo Unavailable for redEctipn of debt,
$50 S03 S45. Certificates held as cash s22 COS 80
Net cash balance on hand, 81, ,696 59i Total
cash in Treasury, as shown by Treasurer's gen.
eral account Si56. .3o4 33;I
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CREED HAYMoNp RrcovERING. : Cree

CREED HAYMoED Recovering. - Creed
Hay mond, the well-known lawyer, has
been living very i'll az his residence for over
a week. His physician, DIR. Foulkes, states
that he is almost recovered, and will be
able to 60 out to-day or tomorrow. As he
is the chief counsel for the Central Pacific
Railroad, he has been much missed in
connection With the investigation now
being conducted by the Government Com.
missioners, His familiarity with railroad
matters gih doubtless be of much service
this Wsek:-S. f. Eralap4ey,
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YUBA AND BUTTE CANAL,
No Cause for Fear of the Proposed Dam
in the Feather River.

FVSPy'I3 11Fs " Nse CuUOT5ltd ASS0cldted Irc5S.I
MARYsvIILE, August lst.-Relative to the fears
excited lest the proposed dam of the Butte and
1uba Orange Belt Irrigation Canal Company
might endanger the towns and country below.
should 1t collapse in tine of high water, ex-
Assembiyman VIM Potter, one of the Directors
OF the Company, writes to the appeal as follows:
There Is point short distance above Oro-
vile where the river narrows and the hanks are
perpendicular. There a dam could be built
which would take the water out at the elevation
necessary, but as 1t would have to be 50 feet in
hisnt ana would constitute standing menace
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MOUNT MeGREGOR.
DrexeI Presents the Grant Cottage to the
Grand Army.

TCopyiga, 1857, by te California associated Press.
New YORK, August 1st-lSpeeiaL "A topic
much discussed by Gaand Army men yes erday
was the gift, officially announced from Madison,
General Grant died. The Trustees who have il
in charge are the Commander in Chief of the
Grand Army, President Of the Mount McGregor
railroad and such other persons as DreXel (or
his successor as President of the Drexel and
Morgan Banking Company may select A
leading member of the Order said to-day that
the gift had pleased the Grand Army men i'm
mensely, and the spot would be g sort of Mecca
for all veterans of the war The offer of Drexel
Will be formally presented at the National En-
campment ut St Louis, and after the cottage
has been formally accepted steps viii be taken
to keen it in exactly the same condition as
when Grant died there
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Another House Burned.

rCopyTgt, 1887, by te California associated Press.
GRASS VALLEY, August 1st.-The house owned
Holcomb was last evening totally destroy d by
fire. with its contents The origin of the fire is
unknown, the family being at church at the
time. The house and furniture were insured fer
81 600
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THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
The Blue Grass State Has Been True to
Her Past History.

LOUISVILLE, August 1st.-The election for State
and Legislative officers of Kentucky passed of
quietly. The length of the ticket and local con
tests made returns slow. The Democratic gain
in Louisville city and county. is 5000. Meagre
returns from the state indicate Republican
gains, buI it is estimated that the Democratic
State officers will be elected by large maiorities
The Democratic losses are many in local con
tests. The Legislature will be largely Demo
cratic.
\ Local WoRKINGMES's VICTORY
CISCINNATI, August 1st.-The indications to
night are that the Workingmen have carried
the State ticket in Newport, Ky, by 900 plural
ity, and in Covington by 260 plurality. They
are elatcd and sanguine
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THE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
Morrow and Northey Both Charged With
Jury -Bribing.

SAY FRANCISCO, August 1st.-lSpecial Rob
ert f. Morrow and Frank W. Northey were in
dicted late this afternoon by the Grand jury
charged with assisting and attempting TO bribe
the jury IN the case of Mrs. Wright against the
Geary Street railroad. Warrants were issued
for their arrests. Morrow's bail was fixed at
$4,000 and Northey's at 5000. Captain Lees
notified Morrow that he had been indicted, and
in a very short time Morrow gave the bond
with Adam Grant and Maurice Schmidt as sure
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Fruit in the East.

NEW YORK, August lst.-Peaches are now bt
ing sold in this city that were grown, in Cali
fornia, Tennessee, Illinois, Georgia, Carolina,
Virginia Maryland, Delawaye and Nlw jersey.
The Hudson river plum crop viii be unusually
small this year. 4 gentleman who has travel ID
the whole country over from Albany to New
burg, says that he does not believe there will :
a barrel of really good green cages shipped fr lm
any point on the river t5is season. The
Bartlett pear crop will be proJitic.
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BLACK ARRESTED FOR woMAN-sTEALING
ceggrgAl. -. 1y De call0rnia l..oeie.el Ire.s.
THE CALIFORNIA SWITZERLAND.
March of Improvement Inaugurated in
Lake County.

ICopyig, 1857, by te California Associated Pres.
LAKEPoRT, August 1st Surveys have been
made and work commenced on the road from
this place TO Byron Springs, now called Glen
Alpine springs with the intention of making an
avenue sig miles long leading to a mammoth
hotel to be erected. The protector is f. II. Long,
who has abundant means 20 put into execution
the project.
The $4,000 asked by the syndicate for the
building of q railroad into Lake county has been
rails d, and work viii be commenced immedi-
ately. In consequence several large ranches
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Trial of the RanaaIers-

CHICAGO August Ist.-There were no scnsa-
tional developments at to-day's session of the
Doodle trial, greatly to the disappointment of
the large crowd in attendance.
Judge Shepard this morning overruled the
petition for a new trial in the case of Edward
S. Mcdonald and j. NcGarigle, charged with
conspiracy. He sentenced Mcdonald to three
years in the penitentiary. motion for arrest
of Judgment was also eyerruled
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Anotber Loss 10 tho Knigbts.

PITTsBURG, August lst.-At meeting to be
held next Friday the steam filters of Pittsburg
and Allegheny, who are at present members of
the Knights of Labor, will withdraw from that
organization and form branch of the Internal
tional Association of Plumbers Steam and Gas
Filters. This viii take about 500 members from
toe knights of Lnbor in this seciinn
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so,diers Must Ohey Tbeir Onicers,

DETROIT, August 1st.-The preliminary trial
of Sergeant Clark, OF the Twenty-third Regi-
ment T. S. Infantry, for shooting private Albert
Stone resulted in his discharge to-day. The
of his superior officers. Stone. who had been
sentenced to the military prison for conduct
derogatoTy 30 military discipline tried to es-
cape, and Clark, who was on guard, shot Alm
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NE SEN YORKERs WHITEWAsHEn.

PITTsBURG, august 1st.-The Pittsburgs, by
brilliant playing in the field and good batting
at the right time won to-day's game from the
New Workers and succeeded in shutting the
visitors out. The only runs made were in the
fifth inning. When two men were out Morris
got his base on balls, and Dalrymple followed
with single. They both scored on Carroll s
hit, the latter crossing the home plate on Beech
ers long single. The attendance was 1000.
ScOrp-pittsbury . New York n
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Fishermen's Troubles Result in a Case of
Incendiarism.

ICopyight. 1857, by tie California AssOciatca Press
PORTLAND, August 1st-The dwelling of Dan.
Ma khan, of Ilwaeo, W. T., was burned yester-
day morning II was just finished and cost
S2,00l. No insurance. The opinion prevails
that the dwelling was fired by enemies of Mark
ham, and that the act is the outgrowth of a
bloody collision between the net-fishermen and
trap-fshermen early in the season Ilwaco is
one of the principal fishing stations on the Co
umbia river, aud was the scene OF arson and
bloodshed about three months ago
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Late Bay News.

ICopyi1A, 1887, by the California associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, August lst.-[Specal AT
the meeting of the Supervisors this evening the
Office of Fire Commissioner Siebe Republican,
was declared vacant. on the ground that he had
absented himself from the State for over sixty
cused. \ motion for a reconsideration was
made, consequently no successor could be ap-
pointed.
Mayor Pond is granted leave of absence for
thirty days
An ordinance was introduced to protect the
seals at Seal Rock.
A report has been out that a settlement was
about TO be made in the Mcdonald divorce case
on terms satisfactory to Mrs. Mcdonald. Her
husband was interviewed tonight and says
thpra pan he no poruurnO,iSa
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FRUIT SALES.
Delay on the Road Causes Low Prices
for California Fruit,

New YORK, August 1st.-To-day four carload,
of California fruit were auctOned at the fol
lowing prices Five hundred boxes of Bartlett
pears, s. l5@l % 2,4OO halfboXes of Craw ford
peaches. 81 50G45c 10 half-boxes Of plums
Much of this fruit arrived in very bad condt
ton, owing TO delay in the arrival of the train
it having broken down somewhere en- route
Some sold quite low, and the terribly hot
weather here has very bad effect on soft fruit
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Lynch in Washington.

copyright, 1887, by the CaIfer7;ss associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, August 1st.-tspecial. IL Hon
Joseph d. Lynch of Los Angeles. Cal. the con
testant of General Nandever for the seat in Con-
gresS from the Sixth District of that State, was
al the Capitol to-day.
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Fire in MarysviIle.

IcoPyigt, 1857, by The California Assocd.ed Press
MARYsvILLE, August 1st.-A fire in Chinatown
this morning destroyed few shanties The
Chinese say the fire was started by white opium
Chinese say the fire yss set by some ef their
own countrymen.
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Fairs Property Transferred.

tCopyigl, 1887, By tie California issociated Press.
OAKLAND August Ist.-A deed was filed this
afternoon transferring all James G. Fairs real
estate in Oakland TO the Pacific Improvement
COMPANY.
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Heavy Wheat Shipment.

Copyrig 1sS7, By DE California Associated Pres.
WOODLAND, August 1st.-The largest shipment
of wheat ever made from Woodland was that of
yesterday, when E T. Glove, local buyer
shipped to Port Costa 600 tons of No. l milling
wheat. 1t took so cars to contain it, each car
carrying 40 sacks. Large forces of men were
worked day and night. The market here is
steadier and the demand greater.
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ANOTHER UpHEAvAL PROMISED.
THIRTEEN TO NOTHING.
That's the Tune to Which Chicag go Played
With Washington.

CHICAGO, August 1st.- Eighteen base hits.
four of them home runs, and three doubles,
with only one error, on one side, and three seat
ter1ng hits with four errors on the other, tells
the story of the game between the Chicago and
Washington ball teams to day. 1t was n great
day for ClarksOn, aud when he capped his effect
i've pitching with a home run. the crowd went
wild. Twice in the fourth and ninth innings
the visitors got man TO third but faultless
fielding and lack of base hits kept him there.
Score-ChiCago I3 WASHINGTON O.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC.

TNwENTY-THREE PROFESSORS AND IN
Il structors. Full Collegiate, Preparatory
Commercial and Musical Courses.
Fall Session Opens August 10th.
Terms for Board and Tuition in Regular Glasses.
$3.50 per year. For Catalogue address
REV. A. c. HIRST, D. D., President,
aul-2Wlp San Jose Cal
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Copyright, 1857, by ite California Associated Press
NApA, August lst-John,Fay, from San Fran
cisco, on Saturday evening. was found dead in
bed at Nronets ranch yesterday morning. He
was native of Holland aged II years. His
death was from unknown causes.
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A GREAT INDUSTRY.
Hundreds of Persons Employed in Fruit
Drying in One Community.

lCeprght, 1887 by the California Associated Press
FRESNO, August 1st.-The Pacific Fruit Com
pany started up to-day drying and packing
peaches and nectarines. The company has 100
hands at work, but will increase the number to
200 before the end of the week. George W.
Meade q Co. have over 500 hands at work and
are daily increasing their force
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topyTlght, IoSI, On ne CdIU0rnid ASsOcidei Tres
MARYsyILLE, August 1st.-Thomas Brewer.
whose ranch is on Bear river died on Saturday
night. He was an old aud respected pioneer of
Nuba county, and one of the first movers in the
IItipatin AGAINST hNdrnnlin mining
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south Pacific Coast Transfer.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1st.-lSpecial The
South Pacific Coast Railroad was formally taken
Directorate reSigning and a new one being
elected. The new Board is as follows Leland
Stanford, C. F. Crocker, Timothy Hopkins,
Charles Crocker, c. p. Huntington, w. B. Hunt
ington and \. 7. Smith. Leland Stanford was
elected President, C. F. Crocker, Vice President,
and Charles S. Neal (by particular request of
the new Board) consented TO act as Secretary
until such time as the new Board could appoint
his Succassnr
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Ioa, o 1TIllI -issOcldfcd IreSg
MARTINEZ. August Ist.-In the case of Richard
II. Mcdonald vs.. Clara Belle Nc Donald no one
Is permitted to see the complaint or answer.
No one has seen the papers other than the
Court officials
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A yyide-Awake Community.

Copyright, 1887, by 0te California Associated Press.
SAN Jose, August 1st-The San Jose Board of
Trade this evening concluded arrangements
with r. &. Forgroye, in accordance with which
he is to bring an excursion from Des Moines
Ia, direct TO this city during the fall.
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Dwelling Burned

CopyTigh, 1887, by 0,s California associated Press
NEVADA CITY, August 1st-Last evening the
frame dwelliDg-house of Prof. T. B. Gray on
the Washington road, was destroyed by fire
with nearly all its contents
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THE FLORIDA MAN rrATs HIM 4 LITTLE.

PALATKA (Fla.). August 1st-wm. F. Forward
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Chairman of the
Democratic County Executive Committee and
son of an eX-Circuit Judge, has been suspended
by the Governor on charges of mafeasance en-
bezzlement, mutiiation of records and various
private disreputable transactions involyinc-as
estimated by his friends-S2h nnl
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Drowned Body Recovered.

ItopyTigt, l87, 6y ule CdJOTniG 1ssocidted IreSs.
SANTA Rosa, August 1st.-The body of Thomas
Rule who was capsized while making
sounding last Wednesday off Newport harbor,
was found yesterday morning washed up on the
shore at Rocky Point.
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Incendiarism in Placer

[Copyrg, 1857, by te California Associated Press
EaIGRANT GAP, August 1st.-The residence of
Or. A. b. Wilson was burned at the tunnel sid
ing this morning. Very little or nothing was
saved. The fire is supposed to have been in
cendiary. The Blue Canyon fire train came
promptly to the rescue.
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TcoPgigH, 1887, by the California Associa,ed Press,
SANTA Rosa, August 1st.-Doctor A, B. Stew
art died in this city on Saturday from the effect
of Fridays paralytic stroke. He had been
resident here for five years, and was native o
Pennsylvania aged 81 years.
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opportunity to obtain article of good value
at great sacrifice The goods shall speak that's
way; NO CABALiSTlC SIGNS, but PLAIN FIGURES, that
heed no Salesman to interpret for eyes
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The Sugar Question.
Icqprig4. 1857. by ne CALIFORNIA Associated Press.

ICopyrlg, 1857, by NE California Associated Press
NEW YORK, August lst.-The Commercial Bulle-
TIN, in an article on American Sugar Refiners -
says that the proposed bOunties conference of
the European Powers will not particularly affect
the sugar interests of this country At the offices
of the North River and Brooklyn Sugar Refinery
Companies, il was said that the abolition of the
bounties paid by Germany, France and Austria
for exported beet sugar would improve the cane
sugar interests, but the conference has not vet
been agreed upon. The bounty first given wears
grown so large, owing to the great encourage
ment that is given for the cultivation of sugar
beets, that it has been burdensome to the Powers
and they seek to get rid of it.
Racing at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, August 1st.-The first race to-day.
one mile. Queen Elizabeth won Harry Russeli
second. Todhunters Safe Ban third. Time rs.
The one and one-quarter miles Swift won.
Binnett second; Springfield third. Time. 2:1S.
The one and one-eighth miles Pomona won
Bronzomate second, Nosburg third Time
2O0[-
The three-quarters of mile Lelex won. Santa
Clara second Harrodsburg third. Time, I:19.
The three-quarters of a mile, selling, Tam
BOURNE won, Belle Taw second, Avery third.
Time, l1114.
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
NEW YORK, August 1st.-Tlere was only a
moderate-sizcd crowd at Brighton Beach to-day.
The weather was sutry and the track heavy
The three-quarter mile Nettie Heglar won.
Sight Unseen, second, Elroc third Time, l:l75z
The seyen-eighths mile Tony Pastor won.
Sweety second, Amber third. Time, I:S11$
The one and one-eighth Mills Windsail won
Ferg Kyle second, Epicure third. Time 1:57
The one and one-quarter miles Late Arnold
won. Regal second, Willie Palmer third. Time
911z4.
The fiye-eighths mile Armstrong won, Keokuk
second, Gill third. Time 1881
The one and one-sixteenth mites George
Angas won, Petersburg second. Change third
Time, 1:5ll
Mrs. Esogan's IujuSy.
WASHINGTON, August 1st.-Atrs. General Lo
gan to-day underwent the pain of having he
shoulder rebr0ken aud set again, il having beer
| improperly attended to IN the first instance
The operation was performed by Surgeon. Gen
eral Hsgiltna.
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CAUTION!

ss-.The undersigned have been
credibly informed that spurious.
limitations and counterfeits of the.
Renowned
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blood by her youthful l:nsband, Joseph this
afternoon: The couple were married with the
consent OF the girls parents, but on account Of
ms age It was agreed that they should not live
together Tor two years. 1t is said that young
Schlimmer had been endeavor;ng to persuade
the girl TO leave the parental roof. She refused,
and he has been hanging sl1spieioIIsIv around
ever since. This afternoon she was walking
down Eve street with her mother and grand
mother; Az the corner of second street Schlim-
mer walked up and placing the pistol nj her
breast, fired. She fell TO the sidewalk and died
Schlimmer stopped to tell the grandmotherthat
fed.
AN AGED wIFE-sLAYER.
BRIDGEPoRT (Corn-), August 1st.-Georse W.
Mhetster1l, furniture dealer, this morning shot
ms ms we three times. He then pointed the pis-
tol at his mouth and shot himself Both were
killed instantly. The couple lived apart several
months, and then Whetstern called at his wife7s
residence and asked IL she would return ana
live with him. She refused and he began firiugc
He was 20 and his wife 50 years of age
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DETROIT, August lst.-By hitting the ball at
won to-day game. Manning led the home club
in errors, but nearly all of them played with
little life. But the visitors deserved to win.
playing an errorless game. ThompSon'S catch of
Casey's fly in the seventh and his throw to the
plate, retiring Clements, was the feature of the
game valentines decisions did not wholly
please the crowd. Score-Philadelphi :, Do
trOit
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Information for Homeseekers.

CoPyright, 1857 by the California associated Press.
MARYsvILLE, August 1st.-The immigration
Bureau of Yuba and Sutter counties is receiving
numerous inquiries from the East concerning
lands in these counties.
The Boards of Supervisors of Sutter and Yuba
each appropriated to-day $500 to aid the work of
the Immigration Bureau of the two counties.